Good
morning, this Dave Medara with the
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have been out in the backcountry, please post your OBSERVATIONS with us!
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check out past advisories, go to ARCHIVE.
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check out the current weather, go to our WEATHER page.
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more information on snowmobiling on the Skyline, click this LINK
Current
Conditions:
Well we’ve had 2-3 inches of snow this week but the cover is still
really bad out there. It’s still a mixed bag of conditions on the skyline
with old snow surfaces ranging from board hard wind slabs to rotten faceted
crystals. None of these surfaces are very good for snow machines, skiing or snowboarding.
Avalanche danger will not be as severe as the lack of ground cover and it
continues to be heads up conditions for skiing and snow machines.
Click the links below to find out
up to date information at these weather stations on the Skyline.
Mammoth/Cottonwood SNOTEL
(8,800’): 26” snow, 17 degrees out @
Seeley Creek SNOTEL (10,000’):
21.5 on the ground, winds are 22 mph from the WNW, 26 degrees @
Miller
Flat Trailhead: 27.5” of snow on the ground. 2. 5 Inches of new snow
Mountain Weather:
Today: Partly cloudy. Breezy. Highs at
8000 feet in the upper 30s. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
Tonight: Windy. Partly cloudy. Lows at 8000 feet 5 to 10 above. West
winds 20 to 30 mph.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Highs at 8000 feet around 40.
Sunday night: Partly cloudy. Lows at 8000 feet near 20.
Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs at 8000 feet in the upper 40s.
Monday night: Mostly clear. Lows at 8000 feet near 20.
Avalanche
Conditions: (Click here
for the International Avalanche Danger Scale)
With only 2-3 inches of new
snow to add to the load on the snowpack I wouldn’t expect things to be
very scary out on the Skyline today, at least with regard to avalanches. With
the storm gone and snow available for transport, the major player will now be
the wind. Pretty good winds are being recorded at the Seely creek wind site and
reports of sizeable corning build-up along upper elevations have come in. We
are currently calling the avalanche danger MODERATE on upper
elevation SE – E – NE facing slopes where strong winds have been
building cornices along ridgelines. Stay back from the edge of overhanging cornices.
Below about 9200’ the avalanche danger will be LOW. We’ll update this message tomorrow
morning.
The
advisory is also available via recorded message at (888) 999-4019 option 6 or
at (800)
648-7433 (OHV-RIDE)